📍 One North Fifth Street, Harrison, Hudson County, 07029
Washington Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrison, Hudson County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Middle School enrolls 494 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% White and 6.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 394 | 80% |
| White | 48 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 494 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 qualify for free lunch and 85 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Washington Middle School is one of 5 schools in Harrison Public Schools, based in Harrison, New Jersey. The district serves 2,466 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 494 students, Washington Middle School is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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